Miniature rose variety &#39;POULgo001&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new miniature rose which has abundant, white flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety ofminiature rose plant which originated from a controlled crossing betweenan unnamed and unpatented seedling and ‘POULrijk’, described andillustrated in Plant patent application No. Ser. 09/261,445 dated Mar.3, 1999. The two parents were crossed during the summer of 1994 and theresulting seeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg,Denmark. The new variety is named ‘POULgo001’.

[0002] The new rose may be distinguished from its seed parent, anunnamed seedling, by the following combination of characteristics:

[0003] 1. The unnamed seed parent exhibits pink blooms, while‘POULgo001’ has white blooms.

[0004] 2. The unnamed seed parent is a miniature rose with an uprighthabit, whereas ‘POULgo001’ is a miniature rose with a pendulant habit.

[0005] The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent,‘POULrijk’ by the following combination of characteristics:

[0006] 1. The pollen parent has pink blooms, while those of ‘POULgo001’are white.

[0007] 2. The pollen parent has smaller flowers than ‘POULgo001’.

[0008] The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was tocreate a new and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities,such as:

[0009] 1. Uniform and abundant white flowers;

[0010] 2. Vigorous, pendulant growth when propagated with cuttings;

[0011] 3. Disease resistance.

[0012] 4. A miniature rose suitable for use in hanging basket containersin the nursery industry.

[0013] This combination of qualities is not present in previouslyavailable commercial cultivars of this type and distinguish ‘POULgo001’from all other varieties of which we are aware.

[0014] As part of their rose development program, L. Pernille Olesen andMogens N. Olesen germinated the seeds from the aforementionedhybridization during winter of 1994 and conducted evaluations on theresulting seedlings in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.

[0015] ‘POULgo001’ was selected in the spring of 1995 by the inventorsas a single plant from the progeny of the aforementioned hybridization.

[0016] Asexual reproduction of ‘POULgo001’ by traditional budding androoted cuttings was first done by L. Pernille and Mogens N. Olesen intheir nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark in July 1995. This initial andother subsequent asexual propagations conducted in controlledenvironments have demonstrated that the characteristics of ‘POULgo001’are true to type and are transmitted from one generation to the next.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0017] The accompanying color illustration shows as true as isreasonably possible to obtain in color photographs of this type thevariety rose ‘POULgo001’. Specifically illustrated in SHEET 1 is a plantof ‘POULgo005’ growing in a 20-cm hanging basket.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

[0018] The following is a description of ‘POULgo001’, as observed in itsgrowth during trials at the testing station Prüfstelle Rethmar under thetesting authority Bundessortenamtin in Hannover, Germany and at theinventor's nursery in Fredensborg, Denmark. Color references are madeusing The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart,1995, except where common terms of color are used.

[0019] For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rosevariety ‘POULterp’, a rose variety from the same inventors described andillustrated in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/273,165 datedMar. 19, 1999 are compared to ‘POULgo001’ in Chart 1. CHART 1‘POULgo001’ ‘POULterp’ Color of open White Group 155C White Group 155B-Cflower, outer side, middle zone. Flower 50-80 mm 35 mm diameter Plantgrowth 40 cm (h) × 60 cm (w) 45-60 cm (h) × 120-150 cm (w)

[0020] Parents:

[0021]Seed parent.—Unnamed seedling.

[0022]Pollen parent.—‘POULrijk’

[0023] Classification:

[0024]Botanical.—Rosa hybrida.

[0025] Commercial.—Miniature.

FLOWER AND FLOWER BUD

[0026] Blooming habit: Continuous.

[0027] Flower bud:

[0028]Bud form.—Broad-ovate.

[0029]Sepals.—Weak appendages.

[0030]Receptacle.—Size: Very small to small.

[0031]Peduncle.—Surface: Few to medium abundance of hairs and prickles.

[0032]Borne.—Many flowering shoots.

[0033] Flower bloom:

[0034]Fragrance.—Weak.

[0035]Size.—Average flower diameter is 50-80 mm when open.

[0036]Form.—Shape of flower when viewed from the side: Upper part: Flat.Lower part: Flattened convex. Viewed from above: Irregularly rounded.

[0037]Petalaqe.—Double. Average range: 25-35 petals under normalconditions.

[0038] Color:

[0039]Petals.—Inner Side: Middle zone: White Group 155C. Marginal zone:White Group 155C. Basal petal spot: No coloration observed. Outer side:Middle zone: White Group 155c. Marginal zone: White Group 155c. Basalpetal spot: No coloration observed.

[0040]General tonality.—On open flower White Group 155C.

[0041] Petals:

[0042]Petal reflex.—Weak.

[0043]Undulation of margin.—Weak.

[0044]Size.—Small.

[0045]Quantity.—Average.

[0046] Reproductive Organs:

[0047]Filaments.—Color: Green.

[0048]Hips.—Shape: Pitcher-shaped.

PLANT

[0049]Plant growth.—Spreading. Procumbent to arching habit. Height 40-60cm.

[0050] Stems:

[0051]Thorns.—Incidence: Few short prickles, many long prickles. Size:Small to medium. Shape: Concave.

[0052] Plant foliage:

[0053]Leaf size.—Small.

[0054]Glossy.—Weak glossiness.

[0055]Color.—Upper Leaf Surface: Dark green. Juvenile foliage: Exhibitsanthocyanin on young shoots. Anthocyanin intonation: Color: Reddishbrown.

[0056] Plant leaflets:

[0057]Leaflet.—Cross Section: Slight concave. Margin Undulation: Absentto very weak.

[0058]Terminal leaflet.—Length of blade: Short. Width of blade: Narrow.Shape: Rounded.

[0059] Disease resistance: Above average resistance to mildew, rust,black spot, and Botrytis under normal growing conditions in Hannover,Germany and Fredensborg, Denmark.

[0060]Cold hardiness.—

[0061] The variety ‘POULgo001’ has been found to be cold hardy inFredensborg, Denmark; and Hannover, Germany.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class,substantially as herein illustrated and described as a distinct andnovel rose variety due to its abundant white flowers, procumbent toarching habit, disease resistance, and extended period of bloom.